While I was preparing my non-fiction trial guide, SEE YOU IN COURT! for  publication, it came to me that it was a good reference work for writing  fictitious court scenes. It is full of nuances and quirks that could  lend credence to a narrative.  And  that got me to wondering what, if anything, lawyers and authors have in  common. Go to the mystery and thriller section of a bookstore (if you  can find one of those) and you will see that a lot of authors are  actually lawyers who write novels. I came to the conclusion that there  must be something they have in common. But what? Find out by reading the  whole article at See You In Court!